In Västervik municipality, 36,273 people live (2025).
Kalmar län · municipal tax 33.02 % · population −1.7 % since 2002
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Västervik had 36,273 residents on 31 December 2025 (Statistics Sweden, BE0101N1). Since 2002 the population has fallen by 640 people. The main urban area Gamleby had 2,759 residents (2023, SCB MI0810).
SCB BE0101N1
Immigration and foreign background in Västervik — full breakdown →
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Västervik, 2025 · five-year age groups
Number of people per five-year age group, 31 December.
| Age | Men | Women |
|---|---|---|
| 0-4 | 807 | 673 |
| 5-9 | 944 | 896 |
| 10-14 | 1,036 | 961 |
| 15-19 | 1,003 | 977 |
| 20-24 | 773 | 671 |
| 25-29 | 780 | 692 |
| 30-34 | 1,068 | 1,014 |
| 35-39 | 1,054 | 995 |
| 40-44 | 919 | 934 |
| 45-49 | 931 | 901 |
| 50-54 | 1,105 | 1,096 |
| 55-59 | 1,215 | 1,194 |
| 60-64 | 1,302 | 1,225 |
| 65-69 | 1,203 | 1,263 |
| 70-74 | 1,238 | 1,292 |
| 75-79 | 1,211 | 1,283 |
| 80-84 | 954 | 1,042 |
| 85-89 | 457 | 611 |
| 90-94 | 160 | 258 |
| 95-99 | 35 | 82 |
| 100+ | 6 | 12 |
Source: SCB BE0101N1 (BefolkningCKM) · 2025. 0–14: 5,317, 15–64: 19,849, 65+: 11,107.
Foreign background by age and sex is not published at municipal level by Statistics Sweden. Foreign background for this municipality is shown by area (DeSO) further down the page.
Register-based household statistics from Statistics Sweden. Shares are derived from compatible published cells within the same SCB table and reference year.
2025 · SCB HushallT09, HushallT03CKM, HushallT05CKM
SCB applies CKM disclosure control to the 2025 figures; published values contain a small amount of controlled random uncertainty.
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In 2025, Västervik municipality had 36,273 residents according to Statistics Sweden (BE0101N1). Of these, 2,759 lived in the main urban area Gamleby (2023).
Since 2002 the population has fallen by 640 people (−1.7 %). Source: Statistics Sweden BE0101N1.
Västervik municipality is located in Kalmar län (county code 08).
In 2026 the total local tax rate in Västervik is 33.02 % (municipality 21.16 % plus region 11.86 %). That is rank 94 of 290 municipalities from lowest to highest. Source: Statistics Sweden OE0101.
In Västervik, openly unemployed 18–65, share of population (%) was 2.2 % (2025). The national figure is 2.7 %. Source: Arbetsförmedlingen via Kolada N03937. Observation SF.KOLADATS-ARBETSLOSHET-18-65.0883.2025.
In Västervik, year 9 pupils eligible for vocational upper secondary programmes (%) was 77.8 % (2025). The national figure is 81.5 %. Source: Skolverket via Kolada N15424. Observation SF.KOLADATS-BEHORIGHET-GYMNASIUM.0883.2025.
In Västervik, reported offences, total (per 100,000) was 10,179 /100k (2025). The national figure is 9,857 /100k. Source: Brå via Kolada N07540. Observation SF.KOLADATS-ANMALDA-BROTT-TOTALT.0883.2025.
In 2025, 15.3 % of the population in Västervik had a foreign background according to Statistics Sweden (BE0101Q2), compared with 27.7 % nationally. More detail is available on the dedicated immigration page for Västervik.
Population comes from Statistics Sweden BE0101N1 and foreign background from BE0101Q2. Local key figures come from Kolada (RKA) and Statistics Sweden via Sverigefakta's municipal data engine, and every figure carries its own observation ID.
BE0101N1Population by municipality, age, sex and year (31 Dec)BE0101Q2Foreign/Swedish background — share by municipality (UtlSvBakgGrov)BE0101SHousehold statistics by municipality — households, size and household typeKoladaMunicipal key figures (RKA) — via Sverigefakta's municipal data engineThe figures on this page can be traced to their stated sources. Where an observation ID is available, it is shown with the corresponding fact. Read the method.
Foreign background: 15.3 % in 2025 (SCB BE0101Q2).
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